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Night Shift Engineer

Protea Recruitment LtdAirdrie, North Lanarkshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 25 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£46.5k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Posted
3 days ago

Job Description

Night Shift Engineer

Food Manufacturing

Central Scotland

£46,500 + Benefits

Permanent Nights | 4 on, 4 off


We're looking for aNight Shift Engineerto join our engineering team at a busy food manufacturing site in Central Scotland.

Working on a permanent 4 on, 4 off night shift pattern, you'll play a key role in maintaining production efficiency through planned preventative maintenance, fault finding and rapid response to equipment breakdowns. This is a hands-on role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment where reliability, safety and continuous improvement are critical.

What you'll be doing:

  • Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities.
  • Responding to equipment breakdowns and minimising downtime.
  • Diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults.
  • Supporting production teams to maximise equipment performance.
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
  • Ensuring all work is completed in line with health & safety and food safety standards.

What we're looking for:

  • Time-served engineer or recognised engineering qualification.
  • Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, Food production environments, or armed forces
  • Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
  • Multi-skilled engineering experience preferred.
  • Ability to work independently on a permanent night shift pattern.


What's on offer:

  • £46,500 salary
  • Permanent 4 on, 4 off nights
  • Pension and company benefits
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Stable role within a growing business

This is role that has potential to grow very quickly with the business

If you're an experienced engineer looking for a secure night-shift position within a successful food manufacturing operation, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note, we do not have the opportunity to offer sponsorship for this role now or in the future Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.


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